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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 4 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 05 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Man City | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 19 May | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | D2PO |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 May | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Man City | D2PO |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Man City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man City, Wigan Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City's 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Wigan Ath.'s 43 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Won 7 successive home games. 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |